Photo Album – The Imperial Hotel – Pietermaritzburg

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The Death of Prince Louis Napoléon

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1879: NATAL MOUNTED POLICE: RORKE’S DRIFT & ISANDHLWANA

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1899 – 1902: Anglo Boer War Memorial Pietermaritzburg to Natal Police & Natal Troops

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1874 – 1894: NATAL MOUNTED POLICE: MEMORIALS

1874 – 1894: NATAL MOUNTED POLICE: MEMORIALS Deon van Niekerk I was asked to look for a plaque for the Natal Mounted Police that seemed to have gotten lost. I also volunteer to photograph graves for the EGGSA, Genealogical Society of SA, and know there are graves of...